First Book provides new books to children in need, addressing one of the most important factors affecting literacy access to books. An innovative leader in social enterprise, First Book has distributed more than 60 million free and low-cost books to disadvantaged children and the programs that serve them through an extensive volunteer network of advisory boards, First Book National Book Bank large-scale book distributions, and the First Book Marketplace, offering high-quality titles at reduced cost. First Book now has offices in the U.S. and Canada.

Hello Friend sends boxes of brand-new books to classrooms that do not have enough up-to-date, interesting books to read. The project was started because many classrooms have out-of-date and damaged books, and many homes don't have interesting books for children to read. Through the generosity of Scholastic Book Clubs for the past seven years, Hello Friend has distributed more than 12,000 lending libraries - containing well over a million books - to under-resourced classrooms in 533 cities in 48 states. The Classroom Library Project brings the excitement and joy of learning to children and teachers.

Improving the lives of children who experience HIV/AIDS, poverty, grief, and other life challenges. Camp Heartland, a national nonprofit organization, believes that all children deserve a warm and welcoming place in our world. Camp Heartland's mission is to enhance the lives of children impacted by HIV/AIDS through year-round support, advocacy, recreational programs, and community AIDS awareness efforts. Founded in 1993 as a summer camp for children affected by HIV/AIDS, Camp Heartland has expanded its reach and impact over the past 14 years. The organization provides a variety of year-round programs for U.S. children living with HIV/AIDS; reaches young people at risk for HIV infection with AIDS awareness initiatives; addresses the worldwide AIDS pandemic through its Global Heartland program; and serves additional marginalized populations through its Heartland Partners program. Accredited by the American Camping Association, the agency owns and operates the Camp Heartland Center, a 94-acre camp facility and retreat center in northern Minnesota. Through programming delivered at the site throughout the year, Camp Heartland provides children and young adults with opportunities to have fun, develop new skills, make friends, and speak openly about their life experiences. In addition, Camp Heartland provides a week of camping in Malibu and two weeks of family camp in New York through our newest camping program, The Birch Family Camp.

Pajama Program provides new books and new pajamas to children in need, many of whom are waiting and hoping to be adopted. These children are living in shelters and group homes and are often shuffled from one temporary home to another. Most of these children have been removed from school for long periods of time and do not have access to books to continue their reading practice. Their reading skills are far lower than their peers. Many of these youngsters have been abused or abandoned, and in many cases, have never enjoyed the simple comfort of having a mother or father tuck them in at bedtime in clean night clothing with a story read to them or their own book to read. Through the Pajama Program, we are contributing to a warmer, more loving bedtime in a supportive reading environment for these special children. The Pajama Program (501 c3) was founded in 2001, and to date we have provided more than 210,000 pajamas and 110,000 books nationwide.

The Oglala Lakota College Library, the only public library on the Pine Ridge Reservation, coordinates an ongoing "Build Your Own Library" program for which they hold events for children in various areas of the reservation. All children are invited and they have a story-time session, after which the children are offered a selection of age-appropriate books from which they can choose titles they'd like to take home with them. The library is trying to engage the children in reading, expose them to the opportunities the library has to offer, and encourage them to build their own libraries at home.

Making books part of a healthy childhood. Doctors and nurses know that growing up healthy means growing up with books, and Reach Out and Read (ROR) makes it possible for them to give new books to children who otherwise wouldn't have any. ROR provides more than 5.4 million books a year to doctors and nurses across the United States to give to children at pediatric checkups. Doctors are also urged to talk to parents about the importance of reading aloud to their children.

Save the Children has over 75 years of experience helping children worldwide survive and thrive by improving their health, education, and economic opportunities and-in times of acute crisis-mobilizing rapid life-saving assistance to help children recover from the effects of war, conflict, and natural disasters. It is the leading independent organization creating real and lasting change for children.

The work began in Appalachia in Kentucky in 1932, responding to the needs of families during the Great Depression. Today, Save the Children has programs in more than 50 countries, serving more than 41 million children.

Save the Children's U.S. programs concentrate on early childhood education, literacy, and physical activity and nutrition, benefiting over 35,000 children, from birth through Grade 8, in areas of persistent rural poverty in 14 states. Also, when major disasters strike, Save the Children's US disaster recovery efforts include creating safe play areas for children in shelters, helping children and caregivers build skills to cope with their experiences, and supporting organizations like child care and after-school programs.